# Acupoints for Knee Problems 12 sourced protocols for Knee Problems. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/knee-problems ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST35 (Calf's Nose), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), KD10 (Yin Valley), GB33 (Yang Knee Gate), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000030385 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST35 (Calf's Nose), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S445770 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST35 (Calf's Nose), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S445770 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.1155/prm/1270985 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | ST35 (Calf's Nose), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), GB31 (Wind Market), GB36 (Outer Hill), GB39 (Suspended Bell), GB41 (Foot Governor Of Tears), XL02 (Crane's Summit), XL05A (Medial Eye Of The Knee) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20191212-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | ST34 (Ridge Mound), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | Ding Yu, Wang Yuexiang, Shi Xian, Luo Yun, Gao Yuhong, Pan Jingkun. Effect of ultrasound-guided acupotomy vs electro-acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled study. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(4): 444-449 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 7 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), ST35 (Calf's Nose), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), XL05A (Medial Eye Of The Knee) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221228-0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | ST35 (Calf's Nose) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2013/870305 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | ST35 (Calf's Nose) | – | – | doi:10.1007/s10103-019-02863-9 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 10 | ST35 (Calf's Nose) | – | – | doi:10.1007/s10103-019-02863-9 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 11 | ST35 (Calf's Nose) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000034537 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 12 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S445770 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | ST34 | Ridge Mound | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. | | ST35 | Calf's Nose | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is at the lower border of the patella in the depression the lateral to the patellar ligament. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | SP09 | Yin Mound Spring | Spleen Meridian | On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia. | | SP10 | Sea Of Blood | Spleen Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the mediosuperior border of the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of the quadriceps femoris. | | KD10 | Yin Valley | Kidney Meridian | When knee is flexed point is on the medial side of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the semitendinosus and semimembranosus at the level with BL40. | | GB33 | Yang Knee Gate | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the GB34 lateral to the knee joint in the depression above the external epicondyle of the femur. | | GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. | | BL40 | Middle Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus. | | LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. | | SP06 | Three Yin Intersection | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia. | | GB31 | Wind Market | Gallbladder Meridian | On the midline of the lateral aspect of the thigh, 7 thumb widths above the transverse popliteal crease; when patient is standing erect with hands close to the sides, point is where tip of the middle finger touches. | | GB36 | Outer Hill | Gallbladder Meridian | 7 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. | | GB39 | Suspended Bell | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. | | GB41 | Foot Governor Of Tears | Gallbladder Meridian | Posterior to the 4th metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression the lateral to the tendon of the extensor digiti minimi of the foot. | | XL02 | Crane's Summit | Extra Points: Lower limbs | In the depression the at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella. | | XL05A | Medial Eye Of The Knee | Extra Points: Lower limbs | When the knee is flexed, in the depression medial to the patellar ligament. The medial member of the Xiyan (EX-LE 5) pair; EX-LE 4 (Neixiyan) denotes this point alone. | | LU05 | Cubit Marsh | Lung Meridian | On the cubital crease in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The assembled protocol compilation is not: build on it with attribution, but do not redistribute it whole as a dataset – https://acuiq.com/terms. The underlying findings are the cited sources' claims – each entry carries its citation; verify against the source before relying on it. Not medical advice: https://acuiq.com/terms